The old abandoned picnic site at the creek..............

[Kelley (Texas)]

Several years ago, an old man told me about this old swimming picnic site at the creek. It was where the neighborhood folks gathered to swim and picnic from the turn of the century up until the late 1950's or 60's. I have hunted this site a couple of times in the past, but that was a year or so ago, so I decided to give it another try today...only a short drive from my home. Upon arriving at the site, I noticed that the grass area along the creek was extremely muddy, so I decided to hunt back among the old Live Oak Trees. I found all these coins in an area approximately twenty feet by twenty feet. What is strange was that all twenty two pennies found were wheat pennies, no memorial pennies were found...also very little trash. I only found two clad coins, a quarter and a dime, but did find one silver dime. I suspect that this area was the back end of the swimming picnic site, not as good an area to hunt when compared to the grass area closer to the creek. I may visit this site again in a few weeks, but first I want to hunt a site near an old dying town that also has an old swimming picnic area. Please have a great day! Kelley (Texas)

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[Bearharold]

Congrats on the nice finds . Sounds like a great spot to hunt just takes time and slow coverage for some area's . Thanks for sharing the story and pictures with us .



Harold

 

[ohio fred]

Nice finds i would like to find some old spots to hunt.

 

[wooly]

Looks like a good spot you have. One question where are the pull tabs? The swimming holes I've hunted give up a lot of tabs:angry:

Thanks for showing your finds
Wooly

 

[Kelley (Texas)]

I found very few pull tabs, maybe a handfull at most...just not much trash in this area. I was approximately sixty feet from the edge of the creek, back where the tree line began. Kelley (Texas)

 

[Kelley (Texas)]

have been told to me by old folks. They will give you some good leads if you will take the time to ask and listen to what they have to say. That is how I found this site. Kelley (Texas)

 

[BJ in Okla.]

Some good finds and silver and 22 Wheaties and no Zincs.
I like them Merc's.....
And no snake's from the creek...
Nice story and picture.
Maybe next time you can hunt the creek area....
Research and Location...
HH...BJ

 

[Larry (IL)]

n/t

 

[Paul (Ca)]

WTG Kelley,

The ratio of wheat pennies should have gave you at 4-5 silver coins, That's how it goes at times but at least you know it's a place to go back to in the future.

Congrats, Paul (Ca)

 

[ohio fred]

n/t

 

[Giant056]

Great bunch of finds for sure spots where I've made my best old coin finds were definitely the old spots where people use to go and it's tough finding them kind of places but they are out there!

 

[Nancy-IL]

Kelley, Very nice to see you getting out. Boy, wish we could. Super finds also. I bet there's many other great finds to be found. Thanks for sharing and HH, Nancy

 

[Old Katz]

Nice finds. Sounds like the place might have already been
MDed, if all your pennies were memorial. Still, I bet the place will
yield some more stuff. That one ring looks like it might have been run through
the washing machine.-) At least you found a silver mercury. Silver is ALWAYS nice
to find.
Katz

 

[wooly]

I found very few pull tabs, maybe a handfull at most...just not much trash in this area. I was approximately sixty feet from the edge of the creek, back where the tree line began. Kelley (Texas)

Sweeeeet! I would love to find a site like that.

Wooly

 

[TURNMASTER]

22 pennies and all wheat. That rocks. Man I would hunt that place to death. Should be more silver there. What is the calimed ratio 6 or 7 to 1. Plus old jewlery at the site. Meet ya there. ya right long drive for me.

HH
Jeff

 

[srf2112]

I was told recently about a very similar site about 20-30 min's from my house. I was going back and forth on whether or not I should check it out. You just ended that mental discussion. Thanks Kelley